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But United stepped up a gear and regained the lead four minutes later.

As several Members have already said, we must now step up a gear and put in place a genuine European policy.

Mental activity also changes your brain, but you have to get off the mental sofa and step up a gear.

The anti-estate agent movement is stepping up a gear.

Mother's brain stepped up a gear, alerted by the gravity in the Magma chairman's voice.

When they did step up a gear, they were able to create scoring chances almost at will but squandered nearly every one.

On this last text, the Council must step up a gear to ensure that it can be adopted at first reading, in April.

Coleraine, out of touch in midfield, stepped up a gear and created several good chances.

The next year she stepped up a gear to win two bronze medals in the 1977 European Championships.

Instantly my contractions stepped up a gear.

Importantly, and as a sign of the need to step up a gear, he is reporting directly into the managing director Tim Brooks.

Because the Project is now stepping up a gear on all fronts, the society need to reorganise responsibilities to cope with the increased workload.

His pulses stepped up a gear.

The Melrose pack were able to step up a gear when they wanted, especially with Gala's entire front row absent.

Lucy was now stepping up a gear and showing her true colours, divulging certain information about the major heroin suppliers in the Blyth area.

I expect United would have stepped up a gear if they had, but I didnt think Chelsea played too badly.

Coleraine suddenly stepped up a gear in the last 20 minutes of normal time, a gear no-one, least of all Ards, believed they had.

Then Taylor stepped up a gear, taking 12 of the next 14 legs, and all of a sudden 'The Power' had a 5 sets to 4 lead.

In July 2006 the business stepped up a gear, buying Williams de Broe and subsequently giving it assets under management of more than £2.2bn.

Mind you, ah step up a gear when ah sees the blood flowing fae ma nose onto my bare chest, and ower the table.

Sutton's epic summer festival season will step up a gear with Take Part, Take Pride Week (12 - 18 July).

The Portadown player had to work in the first couple of frames but after that he stepped up a gear and dismissed the English player almost scornfully.

However, Celtic stepped up a gear and Gary Hooper glanced Joe Ledley's cross beyond the far post.

Sales of Jaguar and Land Rover cars reached record levels in March as the resurgence of the luxury brands stepped up a gear despite economic uncertainty.